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Default is the 7th-place team in the Big Ten (can't count to 11).

What if two Big Ten teams get BCS invites? Does that mean the 8th-place team HAS TO be invited? Should that league have a bowl-eligible 8th, it would almost certainly be Northwestern, likely with a 6-6 record. That would be horrible!! (Well, maybe it would be O.K. if NIU was the opponent, but only due to the proximity of the two schools to each other.)

If the 8th doesn't HAVE TO be invited or one is not available, here's what I'd like to see.

Option 1. Attempt to trade a 7-5 BCS team earmarked for another bowl in exchange for a 3rd MAC team (could have a record anywhere from 11-1 to 9-3; maybe even ranked).

Option 2. Take NAVY or even UCONN.

IMO, the Big Ten will not get two teams in BCS Bowls.

And, if the B10 doesn't get two into the BCS, we'll get an 8-4 type Minnehaha or Wisconsin......not too shabby.

Respondents seem to think chances are slim the Big X won't get two BCS bids. I'm thinking of a couple of possible scenarios where two teams could play in the top four bowls.

1) Ohio State (11-1) and Iowa (10-2) win out.

2) Michigan (10-2) wins out, with Ohio St (10-2) losing only to U-M.

Of course, a lot also depends on how the various current one-loss teams from other BCS leagues fare over the next month.

I don't know. Ohio State has to play Michigan State, Purdue and Michigan. I don't see OSU in the BCS. Michigan and Iowa is a possibility though.

You guys can bash TCU, but frankly they could have the scenario I was hoping a MAC team could get: they could be one of 2 undefeateds, AND, the BCS leagues can't offer any more than 2-loss teams after (or including) their conference champs.

At this point, after the 6 guaranteed slots, only the BE can provide a 1-loss team for the BCS. Every other league has teams w/ 2 or more losses.

The BCS will have a tough time standing up to scrutiny if TCU is undefeated and doesn't get an invite...that will be even worse if they have teams w/ 2 or 3 losses ahead of an undefeated team.

In short, I doubt the Big 10 gets 2 slots...BE will probably get 2 and either TCU or the SEC will probably get the other (LSU and UF/UGa)